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EIA plant 56016

Pullman · Whitman · WA

Grimes Way

Operated by Washington State University

Annual generation84 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNG, DFOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextAvista CorporationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Grimes Way?

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46.728900, -117.151400

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.2 MW represented
TechnologyPetroleum Liquids1.8 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

126
210
30
43
60
72
814
93
1021
115
120

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 11 of 11 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
126
210
30
43
60
72
814
93
1021
115
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
126 MWh
210 MWh
30 MWh
43 MWh
60 MWh
72 MWh
814 MWh
93 MWh
1021 MWh
115 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Petroleum LiquidsDFO1.8SB
1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG1.1SB
2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG1.1SB

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56016
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (26 MWh) and 3, 6, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 26 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1.1 (1, 2) to 1.8 (3). The difference is 0.7 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.11.01.00.2
2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.11.01.00.2
3Petroleum Liquids1.81.71.70.4

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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